This year we decided to have Thanksgiving at home. It was a good thing because I was still quarantining. I picked up a Celebration Roast from our local Sprouts Grocery Store several weeks before Thanksgiving. I learned. I can’t expect to see this beauty anywhere close to Thanksgiving. I guess Santa Fe has a great … Continue reading Thanksgiving at Home
I got exposed to COVID last week so I didn’t go to Henry and the Fish in Santa Fe or Vegan Vato in Albuquerque. Those were my two choices for this week. So in preparation for Thanksgiving, I decided to make a carrot and arugula salad. Usually, I make that wonderful green bean and mushroom … Continue reading Roasted Carrot and Arugula Salad at Home
We hadn’t been to Cowgirl BBQ for about a year. I was very excited about their online menu which featured gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan food. That was just so cool! I figured that the in house menu would be the same. I was sadly mistaken. Oh, well. Since I did remember one item that was … Continue reading Cowgirl BBQ, Santa Fe
Since we had such a good time at Tin Can Alley last time, we decided to go again. There are many more food options to choose from here. This time I choose SABBQ. I truly love BBQ. But I have found a worthy replacement BBQ in jackfruit sub(11). Right next to the bananas are jackfruit. … Continue reading S A BBQ, Tin Can Alley, ABQ
I hadn’t been to Cowgirl in a long time. We used to go there all the time especially when we were tourists visiting Santa Fe. We used to bring people from out of town there to taste the local cuisine. When some good friends suggested that we meet there for lunch, I thought what a … Continue reading Cowgirl BBQ, Santa Fe
We were going to go to the Calidad food truck at Santa Fe Brewing. After reading an article in the Santa Fe New Mexican in April. I was ready for some shrimp tacos. Ronin Izikaya and Calidad are the same people. Ronin Izakaya was at Santa Fe Brewing last week but this week they were … Continue reading Impossible Burgers at Home
It may seem that I am always eating out but I really don’t. We try to pick up take-out once a week just so our favorite restaurants are still there after COVID-19. This Sunday it was nice enough to get out the grill and start grilling again. I started with carrots. Always a favorite of … Continue reading Grilling at Home
Saturday November 28 was Small Business Saturday. It is the state of New Mexico’s way of helping promote small businesses throughout the state. It was a tax free day. This was an outgrowth of Black Friday. I thought about all the small businesses, especially restaurants, who are hurting at this time. Since we were still … Continue reading Buy Local
I decided since I loved flashed fried avocados that I would see if I could grill avocados instead of having them fried. I saw an article on BuzzFeed that discussed foods you never thought to grill like edamame, and avocados. This listing of foods piqued my interest. This article linked me to Food52 which lead … Continue reading More Cooking at Home
Lately, I’ve been eating more at home. I have also started cooking more. I am so proud of my own personal “farm to table”. I grew the summer squash that you see in the photos below. Yes!!!! You can take me out of the Midwest but I still need to grow some of my own … Continue reading Cooking at Home 2
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